I have a hen that was given to me by a friend because she was a wanderer and always getting into trouble. We allowed her to live with us because we have a free ranch farm and she would be more in her environment.
That was about 2 years ago, and now, she is probably around 6-8 years old. She has an issue where her beak splits as it grows and we lost track of how far it had grown. I don't know if this is necessarily the issue though. Last night when I closed everyone up she was in her usual spot and acting fine. This morning, my brother found her on her side in the coop. She is keeping her neck pulled in fine, but she can't sit up right. Her eyes remain closed except for very rarely she will open one about half-way. Her comb is very pale.
We've been giving her electrolyte water and some antibiotics incase she is dehydrated or has a sort of internal infection. Nothing seems to be improving her. She drank the water but didn't except the yogurt when we tried giving it to her.
I currently have her sitting in a nest of towels to prop her up and there is a heating pad set on low underneath her, since she felt very cold. She looks dead, but I could feel her pulse and breathing fairly easily. Any idea what could be wrong? Is she having some sort of cardiac issue? I had another older hen die mysteriously about 2 weeks ago, but there was a chance that one was predatorial (we aren't sure since we didn't find her until a bit late...). There are no symptoms of disease such as lethargicness, running nose or eyes, coughing, or sneezing, in her or any of the other flock members. She was fine yesterday and suddenly, she is not.
PLEASE HELP, I don't know what to do
That was about 2 years ago, and now, she is probably around 6-8 years old. She has an issue where her beak splits as it grows and we lost track of how far it had grown. I don't know if this is necessarily the issue though. Last night when I closed everyone up she was in her usual spot and acting fine. This morning, my brother found her on her side in the coop. She is keeping her neck pulled in fine, but she can't sit up right. Her eyes remain closed except for very rarely she will open one about half-way. Her comb is very pale.
We've been giving her electrolyte water and some antibiotics incase she is dehydrated or has a sort of internal infection. Nothing seems to be improving her. She drank the water but didn't except the yogurt when we tried giving it to her.
I currently have her sitting in a nest of towels to prop her up and there is a heating pad set on low underneath her, since she felt very cold. She looks dead, but I could feel her pulse and breathing fairly easily. Any idea what could be wrong? Is she having some sort of cardiac issue? I had another older hen die mysteriously about 2 weeks ago, but there was a chance that one was predatorial (we aren't sure since we didn't find her until a bit late...). There are no symptoms of disease such as lethargicness, running nose or eyes, coughing, or sneezing, in her or any of the other flock members. She was fine yesterday and suddenly, she is not.
PLEASE HELP, I don't know what to do
